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HAND CRAFTED COASTERS, CO CKTAIL NAPKINS & CHARM

BY BEN BUSKO.

BENSGARDEN.COM

HANDCRAFTED COASTERS, COCKTAIL NAPKINS & CHARM

BY BEN BUSKO.

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Q UOT E C OA S T E R & CO CKTAIL NAP K IN P ROFIL E

BEN’S GARDEN

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IT ALL STARTED BACK IN 1992, WHEN BEN BUSKO WAS JUST 8 YEARS OLD, SELLING DÉCOUPAGE INSPIRED BY HIS GARDEN. ARMED WITH A PAINT BRUSH, BEN DEVELOPED HIS DESIGN SENSIBILITY AND TECHNIQUE PIECE BY PIECE; USING IMAGERY, A COLORFUL PALETTE AND WORDS IN ENTIRELY NEW WAYS; AND BEN'S GARDEN WAS BORN. BEN’S CHARMING DESIGNS ARE INDIVIDUALLY HANDCRAFTED USING TRADITIONAL ARTISAN TECHNIQUES HONORED FOR CENTURIES, EXCLUSIVELY & ENTIRELY BY HAND IN NEW YORK CITY. HIS EVER-EXPANDING COLLECTION INCLUDES COASTERS, SUPERSTRONG™ MAGNETS, FRENCH CRYSTAL PAPERWEIGHTS, PHOTO FRAMES, FRAMED ARTWORK, AND HIS CELEBRATED DÉCOUPAGE GLASS TRAYS AND STATIONERY. WHAT BEGAN AS BEN'S PASSION FOR SHARING HIS COLORFUL AND THOUGHTFUL WORLD TRANSFORMED INTO OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIS CUSTOMERS. TO SHARE A BIT ABOUT THEMSELVES, SURROUND THEMSELVES WITH THINGS THEY LOVE, SHARE A BIT OF WIT AND AN APPRECIATION FOR FASHION. IT ALL WONDERFULLY RESULTS IN TURNING A HOUSE INTO A HOME! TODAY YOU CAN DISCOVER BEN'S REFRESHING AND CAPTIVATING COLLECTION OF UNIQUE HOME, GARDEN, GIFT & CHARM, IN OUR CELEBRATED BEN’S GARDEN SHOPS IN NEW YORK. A VERY SELECT GROUP OF EXCLUSIVE, SOPHISTICATED AND WELL CURATED BOUTIQUES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, INTERNATIONALLY, IN EVERY TIME ZONE ON EVERY CONTINENT. WHETHER IN SAN FRANCISCO, SAO PAULO OR SHANGHAI, YOU'LL BE CERTAIN TO FIND A WARM SMILE, ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND AN ATTENTIVE, EXCEPTIONAL EXPERIENCE WITH EVERY PIECE OF BEN'S GARDEN. BEN BUSKO HAS DEMONSTRATED HIS DECOUPAGE TECHNIQUE TO MARTHA STEWART ON HER TELEVISION SHOW, HAD HIS DESIGN SELECTED AS AN OPRAH “O-LIST MUST-HAVE" PRODUCT, AND HIS DESIGNS HAVE BEEN FEATURED IN A NUMBER OF PROMINENT PERIODICALS INCLUDING HOUSE BEAUTIFUL, IN STYLE AND ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST. COLLECTORS AROUND THE WORLD HAVE GROWN TO PRIZE BEN'S DESIGNS.

BEN’S GARDEN

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B E N’ S G A R D E N H E R E’ S TO N I G H T S 4” X 6” C O P P E R P H OTO F R A M E

Copper & Glass Coasters, Set of 4

HAND CR AF T ED OF GLA SS A ND A NTIQUED CO PPER WIT H PL AS T IC B UM PER S PR OT EC T T HE TAB L E TOP. E AC H Q U OT E AVAILABLE IN A SE T OF 4 COA STE RS, WR APPED WIT H PEWT ER GR O S GR AIN R IB B O N. T HE BAC K OF E AC H COAST ER R EADS “HA ND CRA FTE D WITH A N T IQ UED CO PPER AN D GLAS S IN N EW YO R K BY B EN’S G A R DE N.”

A party without cake

is just a meetingJulia Child

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I choose to pair my wine with good friends and laughter.

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I see no good reason to act my age.

Gwyneth E. Thompson

Carter Thompson

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I choose to start with cocktails, because no great story ever started with a salad.

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Great minds drink alike.

Emilie Laurent

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Live life by the glass.

Finn Harper

Amelie Laurent-

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Everyone needs to believe in something and I believe I’ll have another drink.

Humphrey Bogart

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Somebody forgot the corkscrew and for several days we had to live on nothing but food and water.

W.C. Fields

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EMAIL US HELLO@BENSGARDEN.COM

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Coffee keeps me busy until it’s acceptable to drink wine.

Emma G. Bond

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Twinkle twinkle little star, point me to the nearest bar.

Kate Thatcher

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Great friends make good times better & hard times easier.

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ALCOHOL YOU LATER. Finn Harper

Emily Beckett

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MAKE IT A DOUBLE.

My favorite drink is the next one.

Anonymous

CARTER THOMPSON

Life is just like a cocktail party in the sunshine. tatum thatcher

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If you’re happy and you know it, raise your glass. (clink-clink) If you’re happy and you know it, then your face will surely show it.

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A HOSTESS MUST BE LIKE A DUCK. CALM AND UNRUFFLED

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I always say one guest is company,

ON THE SURFACE,

two’s a crowd

AND PADDLING LIKE

but three’s a party.

HELL UNDERNEATH.

Andy Warhol

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When wine comes in, wisdom comes out.

Friends don't let friends wine alone.

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I can’t stop drinking about you.

Emma G. Bond

�ou’re only as stron� as the cock�ails you drink, �e tables you dance o� and the friends you �eep.

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Carter Thompson

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EMAIL US HELLO@BENSGARDEN.COM

Tatum Thatcher

Emma G. Bond

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Ste p a side coffee thi s i s a job for a cocktail.

one must always respect age, particularly, when it’s bottled.

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Emma G. Bond

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I’LL GIN TO THAT.

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Anonymous

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Laugh as much as you breathe and love as long as you live.

If you can’t say anything nice, take another sip or two, until you do.

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If wine isn’t the answer, could you please rephrase the question?

Here's to nights that turned into mornings, with friends who

Partners in wine.

Finn Harper

became family.

Henry W. Guest

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A house is made of walls and beams; a home is built with love and dreams.

Agood friend, knows when to make a cocktail and talk it out. A great friend, knows when to just stop talking and hand over the bottle.

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William Arthur Ward

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Henry Guest

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Go confidently in the direction of your dreams.

Live the life you’ve imagined.

Thoreau

W.C. Fields

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Anonymous—

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I have mixed drinks

ANY FRIEND

feelings.

IS A FRIEND

about

OF WINE

Finn Harper

OF MINE.

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EMAIL US HELLO@BENSGARDEN.COM

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B E N’ S G A R D E N A M A N WA L K S I N TO A B A R D E C O U PAG E G L A S S T R AY

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We wine before we dine.

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Finn Harper

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Coffee keeps me busy until it’s acceptable to drink wine.

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Tequila probABly won’t fix all your problems, but why not give it a shot?

CARTER THOMPSON

William James

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Wine a little.

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Laugh a lot.

Finn Harper

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Call me Old Fashioned.

A meal without wine is like a day without sunshine.

Anonymous

Emma G. Bond

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Wherever you are, it is your friends who make your world.

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Tonight's forecast: 99 A % chance it will be pouring wine.

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Kate Thatcher

Graysen Hawthorne

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The best cocktails are the ones we drink with friends.

Emma G. Bond

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Rosé

all day. # CQ -2125

Too much of a good thing can be wonderful.

Mae West

Love the wine you’re with. # CQ -2109

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I drink wine because I don’t like to keep things bottled up.

Finn Harper

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EMAIL US HELLO@BENSGARDEN.COM

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Hear no evil or speak no evil, and you won’t be invited to cocktail parties.

Oscar Wilde

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Cocktails and my friends make me happy.

Life should not only be lived, it should be celebrated.

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When there’s a wine, there’s a way.

Kate Thatcher

Osho

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Wine a little, you’ll feel better.

W.C. Fields

Emma G. Bond

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IF LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS ADD VODKA. # CQ -2162

Hello bubbles, goodbye troubles.

Benjamin Franklin

The sun and the sand and a drink in my hand.

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There is always good living, when there is good drinking.

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Kate Thatcher

Finn Harper

When you reach the end of your rope,

tie a knot in it and hang on.

Wine is proof God loves us and wants us to be happy.

The trouble with trouble is, it starts out as fun.

I cook with wine & sometimes I even add it to the food.

Thomas Jefferson

Benjamin Franklin

Anonymous

W.C. Fields

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EMAIL US HELLO@BENSGARDEN.COM

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May your home be a place where friends meet, family gathers, and love grows. �Anonymous

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The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it.

Why limit

happy to an hour?

W.C. Fields

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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BEN’S GARDEN

TOP SHELF. THE SUPERSTAR NOT-TO-MISS BESTSELLERS. Tried and true. Worth their weight in gold. Presenting Ben’s all-time, rockstar, essential styles.

With sales to back them up, these have quite literally built Ben’s Garden, coaster by coaster.

Here’s to nights we’ll never remember, with

friends we’ll never forget.

Anonymous

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Always be ready to have the time of your life.

Tatum Thatcher

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I choose mz friends how I like mz Cocktails...

Strong, fabulous and with a twis¹t.

Anonymous

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Cocktails don't solve any problems, But then again, neither does water.

Emily Beckett

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Good friends,

good wine, good times.

Henry Guest

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WITH FRIENDS, IT DOESN’T MATTER IF THE GLASS IS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL. THERE IS CLEARLY ROOM FOR MORE WINE.

My friends have made the story of my life.

Helen Keller

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The road to a friends house is never long.

Anonymous

W.C. FIELDS

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B E N’ S G A R D E N W H Y L I M I T H A P P Y TO A N H O U R N OT E PA D S E T

B E N’ S G A R D E N A LWAY S B E R E A DY D E C O U PAG E G L A S S T R AY

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Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.

Why limit

happy to an hour?

W.C. Fields

Henry W. Guest

EDITH WHARTON

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IF YOU ACCEPT A DINNER INVITATION,

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WE OUGHT TO BE OPENING A BOTTLE OF WINE!

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Here’s to nights we’ll never remember, with

YOU HAVE A MORAL OBLIGATION TO BE AMUSING.

friends we’ll never forget.

THE DUCHESS OF WINDSOR

Anonymous Anonymous

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Agood friend, knows when to make a cocktail and talk it out. A great friend, knows when to just stop talking and hand over Anonymous— the bottle. # C N Q -929

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Everyone needs to believe in something and I believe I’ll have another drink.

Humphrey Bogart

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EMAIL US HELLO@BENSGARDEN.COM

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I choose to start with cocktails, because no great story ever started with a salad.

Happy

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With all these time zones, happy hour may Anonymous never end

Henry Guest

Cocktails don't solve any problems, But then again, neither does water.

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hour is the best hour.

Amelie Laurent-

It’s beginning to look a lot

like cocktails.

Emily Beckett

Life is just like a cocktail party in the sunshine.

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YESTERDAY IS HISTORY. TOMORROW IS MYSTERY. TODAY IS A GIFT.

tatum thatcher

ELEANOR ROOSEVELT

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A party without cake

is just a meeting-

Emma G. Bond

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# C N Q -2073

I choose mz friends how I like mz Cocktails...

Strong, fabulous and with a twis¹t.

Anonymous

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EMAIL US HELLO@BENSGARDEN.COM

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BEHIND THE SCENES A G L I M P S E I N TO O U R D AY S A S O U R T E A M I N N E W YO R K C I T Y D R E A M U P N E W P R O D U C T S. TA G U S @ B E N S G A R D E N O R # B E N S PA P E R S S O W E C A N K E E P U P W I T H YO U A N D R E G R A M O U R FAVO R I T E S H OT S.

C LO C K W I S E F R O M TO P L E F T: B E N B U S KO D E C O U PAG I N G I N- P R O G R E S S; B E N’ S G A R D E N A LTA N TA E X H I B I T; M I C K E Y M O U S E C E L E B R AT I N G K R I S T I N’ S B I RT H DAY; B E N’ S B I RT H DAY AT B A LT H A Z A R.

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C LO C K W I S E F R O M TO P L E F T: B E N’ S N E W YO R K C I T Y O F F I C E; A S W E E T B E N’ S G A R D E N L I F E; T H E B E N’ S G A R D E N/ B E N’ S PA P E R S N Y N OW 2017 E X H I B I T W I T H B E N’ S B R OT H E R J O N, L E S L I E & B E N; R E S TO R E D M A I N D O O R S AT W H I T E H A L L B R O O K LY N; B E N’ S G A R D E N C L I E N T R E L AT I O N S T E A M.

TO O U R R E TA I L PA R T N E R S

Customer service is our highest priority. We pride ourselves in the superior quality of our products and making sure you have an extraordinary experience.

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O R D E R I N G & PAY M E N T

$650 minimum for opening orders, $250 reorder Orders can be made by phone, fax, or email: 888-922-7646 FAX: 877-922-5002 EMAIL: hello@bensgarden.com TEL:

OUR MISSION

Ben’s Garden is committed to producing high-quality, beautiful products that are a unique addition to a variety of retailers. Driven by our passion for design and illustration, Ben’s Garden strives to deliver products that will impact the stationery and gift world.

Upholding a value for excellence in every detail, we are deliberate in each method of design and production.

The majority of our products are produced locally and each one is inspected by hand for quality by our in-house assembly team. With an aim to foster lifelong customers, we are intentional in our efforts to expand our collection and provide the highest level of service for our retailers.

B E C O M E A R E TA I L E R

To be considered as a retailer please send us the following information: 1. Store name and city, state, region 2. Brief description of your store 3. 3 photos of your space 4. Online stores, include web link PAY M E N T

Payment can be made credit card. By default, payment details are tokenized for security, remain on-file and all payments are processed at the time of shipment.

Exceptions will cause shipment delay and may cancel an order.

B AC KO R D E R S

Once an item becomes available, we will ship it out immediately, unless directed otherwise by phone or email.

SHIPPING

All shipping costs are charged at time of shipment and shipment charges will not exceed 15% of your order value. Domestic carriers include FedEx, UPS and USPS; shipments are fully insured by the carrier.

Please notify us of any time-sensitive orders. Ben’s Garden cannot be responsible for any carrier delays.

Any duties, customs fees, surcharges or damage incurred are the responsibility of the retailer and carrier.

C A N C E L L AT I O N S

All changes to your order be submitted by phone, fax, or email within 24 hours of your order submission.

Order reductions or cancellations reported after 24 hours, will be issued a restocking fee for up to 20% of the total deducted from your order. Incorrectly shipped merchandise must be reported by phone, fax, or email within 5 days of receipt. We do not accept returns. All merchandise is final sale.

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We are grateful for the opportunity to work with retailers like you. Thank you.

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A N T H R O P O LO G I E

NORDSTROM

A private label magnet collection, one series of six unique series. All featuring colorful and captivating African-inspired fabric patterns. Sold nationwide.

A 12-style private label decoupage capsule collection of assorted glass trays and paperweights. Featuring the iconic, vintage Nordstrom family and legacy. Sold nationwide.

(Featured above: African magnets with fabric patterns from the Ethiopian Highlands region of Africa, set of 9).

(Featured above: John W. Nordstrom, in front of his first Nordstrom shoe store).

BEN’S GARDEN

N E W YO R K B OTA N I C A L G A R D E N

A 48 styles of decoupage glass trays and paperweights.

Featuring vintage maps, antique estate maps and nautical charts of the Long Island’s Gold Coast, North Shore and the Hamptons.

In a 2-teir approach, we focused on imagery of their iconic history and also particular focus to their rotating exhibitions.

Price-points were considered to accelerate turn-rate.

(Featured above, nautical chart of Huntington, Long Island’s North Shore and an 1894 Oyster Bay Gold Coast estate map).

(Featured above, the iconic Enid A. Haupt Conservatory Victorian-style glasshouse, a New York City Landmark).

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